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I have just read the acknowledgements - just to prepare myself for what lies ahead - and it has made me realise the magnitude of the scope of research this tome has condensed. At this early "pre-reading" stage I think it deserves mention in the conte
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“And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain ways, they can't ever be fixed, and this is something nobody ever tells you when you are young and it never fails to surprise you as you grow older as you see the people in your life break one by one. You wonder when your turn is going to be, or if it's already happened.”
― Life After God
― Life After God
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
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“A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.”
― Essays of Three Decades
― Essays of Three Decades
“Trivia are not knowledge. Lists of facts don't comprise knowledge. Analyzing, hypothesizing, concluding from data, sharing insights, those comprise knowledge. You can't google for knowledge.”
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“Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold . . .” The pillow seemed to sink a little, and Johnny died.”
― The Outsiders
― The Outsiders
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